Once the new B-52J officially enters service with the Air Force, this new variant could ensure that the legendary Stratofortress platform remains in the air for more than 100 years.

A B-52 bomber has the wingspan equivalent to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Each B-52 Stratofortress is powered by 8 Pratt & Whitney turbofan engines. The B-52 bomber requires a crew of 5 for ...

The B-52 Stratofortress—the United States’ oldest active service airplane—is practicing for a new kind of mission. Instead of bombs, the enormous strategic bomber will be dropping military ...

What You Need to Know: The B-52 Stratofortress, designed in 1948 and in service since 1952, is America’s longest-serving bomber, renowned for durability, adaptability, and strategic impact in ...